Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Note to Readers -- PART I: THE GENESIS OF CLIMATE CHANGE -- 1 First Encounters in the Climate Casino -- 2 A Tale of Two Lakes -- 3 The Economic Origins of Climate Change -- 4 Future Climate Change -- 5 Tipping Points in the Climate Casino -- PART II: IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON HUMAN AND OTHER LIVING SYSTEMS -- 6 From Climate Change to Impacts -- 7 The Fate of Farming -- 8 The Impact on Human Health -- 9 Perils for the Oceans -- 10 Intensification of Hurricanes -- 11 Wildlife and Species Loss -- 12 Adding Up the Damages from Climate Change -- PART III: SLOWING CLIMATE CHANGE: STRATEGIES AND COSTS -- 13 Dealing with Climate Change: Adaptation and Geoengineering -- 14 Slowing Climate Change by Reducing Emissions: Mitigation -- 15 The Costs of Slowing Climate Change -- 16 Discounting and the Value of Time -- PART IV: POLICIES AND INSTITUTIONS FOR SLOWING CLIMATE CHANGE -- 17 Historical Perspectives on Climate Policy -- 18 Climate Policy by Balancing Costs and Benefits -- 19 The Central Role of Carbon Prices -- 20 Climate-Change Policies at the National Level -- 21 From National to Harmonized International Policies -- 22 Second Best and Beyond -- 23 New Technologies for a Low-Carbon Economy -- PART V: CLIMATE POLITICS -- 24 Climate Science and Its Critics -- 25 Public Opinion on Climate Change -- 26 Obstacles to Climate-Change Policies -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.